Terrorism

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Provides digital access in selected disciplines. Each handbook introduces and surveys the state of scholarship in a field of study through review articles written by leading subject specialists. Articles review key issues and debates and set the agenda for new research. Villanova University does not have access to the complete collection. Access print handbooks through the Library's print collection and/or interlibrary loan services.

Multivolume encyclopedia charts the interdisciplinary field of Peace Studies, offering a comprehensive survey of the full range of historical, political, theoretical and philosophical issues relating to peace and conflict. In addition to A-to-Z entries, the Encyclopedia also includes a peace chronology, key documents and appendices.

Indexes reviews of fiction and nonfiction English-language books. Reviews are selected from academic journals and library review journals. Includes selected full text. Coverage goes back to the early 1980s.

Indexes reviews of fiction and nonfiction English-language books. Reviews are selected from academic journals, magazines, and library review journals. Includes selected full text. Coverage goes back to the early 1960s.

Presents a combined catalog of the catalogs of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. WorldCat highlights publications available at Villanova University. Other items can be requested via an inter-library loan request form.

Indexes the literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes citations for journal and magazine articles, book reviews, and dissertations. Abstracts of journal articles are included together with selected full-text. Indexing goes back to 1964.

Provides a combined search interface and access to selected CQ Press publications including the CQ Almanac (1945-), the Political Handbook of the World (2005-), and the Supreme Court Yearbook (1989-). Offers links to CQ Press collections on the Sage Knowledge platform including Congress and the Nation (1945-2004), Historic Documents Series (1972-), Vital Statistics on American Politics, and the Washington Information Directory.

Provides comprehensive indexing of United States legislative information: hearings transcripts and submitted testimony, committee reports, bills, public laws, congressional member public interest group ratings, selected committee prints, congressional documents, the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the U.S. Code. Includes abstracts. Some of the indexing goes back to the late 18th century.

Features over 50 collections of declassified government documents not presently available on the National Security Archive website. Documents are digitized from microfiche and include White House communications, meeting notes, memos, and confidential letters, as well as chronologies and bibliographies. Topics covered include national security, human rights, nuclear proliferation, Korea, Vietnam, Latin America, and the spread of international communism. Coverage extends from the middle of the 20th century to the present.

Indexes and abstracts journal articles, books, working papers, and dissertations in the field of economics based on the Journal of Economic Literature's subject classification. Provides access to the full text of selected journals including all American Economic Association journals. Coverage goes back to 1886.

An open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2011 (with additional annual updates planned for the future). Includes systematic data on domestic as well as transnational and international terrorist incidents. For each GTD incident, information is available on the date and location of the incident, the weapons used and nature of the target, the number of casualties, and--when identifiable--the group or individual responsible.

Indexes academic journals, magazines, books, book reviews, and dissertations that cover world history from 1450 to the present, excluding North American history which is covered in the companion index America: History and Life. Includes abstracts for academic journal articles and selective full text content. Coverage extends back to 1953.

The National Security Archive is an independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Presents peer-reviewed, annotated bibliographies and expert commentary on current scholarship in selected disciplines. Villanova University has access to the following bibliographies: African American Studies, Art History, Atlantic History, Biblical Studies, British and Irish Literature, Buddhism, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, Communication, Criminology, Environmental Science, Geography, International Relations, Islamic Studies, Latin American Studies, Management, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Renaissance and Reformation, and Victorian Literature.

Provides digital access in selected disciplines. Each handbook introduces and surveys the state of scholarship in a field of study through review articles written by leading subject specialists. Articles review key issues and debates and set the agenda for new research. Villanova University does not have access to the complete collection. Access print handbooks through the Library's print collection and/or interlibrary loan services.

Provides citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, government documents, conference papers, research reports, etc. in the areas of public affairs, public and social policy, and international relations. International in scope. Formerly known as the Public Affairs Information Service.

Provides indexing and abstracts to the scholarly literature in philosophy. Includes citations to journal articles, books, book chapters, and contributions to anthologies. International and interdisciplinary in scope; coverage is from 1940 to the present.

Provides full text access to 110 scholarly philosophy journals and indexing information for 100 more. All content can also be found through the PhilPapers database when used on campus.

Provides abstracts and indexing to journals, books, book chapters, technical reports and dissertations in all areas of psychology. This database is produced by the American Psychological Association (APA). International in scope; coverage is from 1887 to the present.

Indexes core journals in the social sciences. Provides information on citing and cited references for each article. Search by article title word, journal title, author, cited author or reference, address word (i.e., author's institution), or funding agency. Covers 1956 to the present.

Indexes the literature of sociology and related fields. Includes citations to journal articles, dissertations, books, conference papers, and magazines. Offers abstracts and selected full text.

Commits to produce objective, rigorous, and policy-relevant research that applies theory to practice, informs strategic counterterrorism thinking. Includes data & primary sources, publications, regional & topical information and terror group profiles.

Counterterrorism guide website from the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), includes technical pages on various threat-related topics, terrorist groups, and wanted terrorists.

ICT serves as a joint forum for international policymakers and scholars to share information and expertise through research papers, situation reports and academic publications for worldwide distribution.

Links to research and reports from the RAND Corp.

A non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice. Work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from racial justice in criminal law to Constitutional protection in the fight against terrorism.

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. and conducting in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Includes annual Threat Briefing

The CIWAG is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the challenges presented by irregular warfare (IW) and non-state actors

Publicly accessible technical Reports created and published by organizations funded by the Department of Defense to perform research in a variety of industries and disciplines. Technical Reports found on DTIC's public website will only include reports designated as unclassified and unlimited information. DTIC also makes available sensitive and classified information to eligible users.

FBI information about terrorism, counterintelligence, cyber crime, public corruption, civil rights, organized crime, white-collar crime, violent crime and WMD.

Provides assistance to people before, during, and after disaster. See also FEMA'S National Preparedness Directorate (https://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-directorate).

An independent, nonpartisan think tank, non-profit membership organization, dedicated to providing rigorous, objective, evidence-based analysis and practical policy recommendations on national and international security issues connected to applied science and technology. Founded in 1945 by many of the scientists who built the first atomic bombs,the founding mission of FAS was to prevent nuclear war. Includes reports, blogs, event information, publications, resources, and Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports.

The Institute for Economics and Peace is the world's leading think tank dedicated to developing metrics to analyse peace and to quantify its economic value.

A leading voice in international relations research, instruction and applied programming. Partnered with resolve.ngo to bolster impact on international conflict resolution and peace building projects and leverage IWA's research and policy capacity.

CNS strives to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information and analysis. Maintains the CNS Global Incidents and Trafficking Database.

The fundamental role of NATO is to safeguard the freedom and security of its member countries by political and military means.

Works closely with a President-appointed, Senate-confirmed Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence to effectively integrate all national and homeland security intelligence in defense of the homeland and in support of U.S. national security interests. Includes annual Congressional Testimonies -Statement for the Record: Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. ... Researchers at PRIO seek to understand the processes that bring societies together or split them apart. PRIO is committed to making their research data publically available. You can find replication data and datasets from various PRIO projects and publications here.

Department of Defense news and information; speeches, publications, transcripts, releases.

Committed to "relentless resilience, striving to prevent future attacks against the United States and our allies, responding decisively to natural and man-made disasters, and advancing American prosperity and economic security long into the future." See also National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS).

Policy issues in countering terrorism from the U.S. Department of State.

The UN General Assembly establishes the priorities of UNOCT through the resolutions of the biennial Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

THE 9/11 COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE-MENT AND BORDER SECURITY: HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION AUGUST 19, 2004 Serial No. J–108–92 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary

The official Government edition of the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.

Guide to select publications and documents.

U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide these annual reports to Congress, by April 30 of each year, reporting on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism.

Reports providing a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism.

The handbook is a high level terrorism primer that includes an overview of the history of terrorism, descriptions of terrorist behaviors and motivations, a review of terrorist group organizations, and the threat posed to our forces, both in the United States and overseas.

A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence headquartered at the University of Maryland, START supports the research efforts of leading social scientists at more than 50 academic and research institutions. Links to a portfolio of research projects.

Linked bibliography of documents and reports related to terrorism background and threat assessments compiled by Federation of American Scientists.

The Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK) at the Department of Political Science at the University of Heidelberg annually publishes the Conflict Barometer, which describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, settlements.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides authoritative and confidential research and analysis for Congress' deliberative use.

U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide these annual reports to Congress, by April 30 of each year, reporting on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism.

An open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2011 (with additional annual updates planned for the future). Includes systematic data on domestic as well as transnational and international terrorist incidents. For each GTD incident, information is available on the date and location of the incident, the weapons used and nature of the target, the number of casualties, and--when identifiable--the group or individual responsible.

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working papers and reports about the cost of terrorism.

Links to topics and subtopics from Rand Corporation.

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism—better known as START—is a research and education center headquartered at the University of Maryland, Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence, comprised of an international network of scholars committed to the scientific study of the causes and human consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the world. The site includes Research, Education, Training, Publications, Data Tools and News & Media links.

Includes the UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia, downloadable datasets, definitions, publications, charts and graphs and useful links.  Maintained by Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research to conduct research in several major areas of peace and conflict studies.